Which to use
“intercessão” is a noun and “interessar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,469
- “intercessão” frequency rank
- #9,872
- “interessar” frequency rank
- 43341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intercessão | interessar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de interceder | dar interesse a |
Letter map: intercessão vs interessar
Shared letters muted; letters that set intercessão and interessar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. intercessão runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCVV) against interessar's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: intercessão vs interessar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: intercessão is anoun and interessaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intercessão is recorded at frequency rank #33,469, classified as anoun. interessar is at rank #9,872, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43341, this pair ranks #22,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intercessão vs interessar
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "intercessão": coã. Private to "interessar": a.
"intercessão" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVV · "interessar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interessar ← inetressar · innteressar · inteerssar · interesar · interesasr · interessarr · interessra · interressar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intercessão" and "interessar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intercessão" vs "interessar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "intercessão" and "interessar".
- Full dictionary entry for "intercessão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interessar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intercessão" and "interessar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingressar vs interessar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.